REMOVAL OF MINI TC BLADE HOLDERS
AND RETAINERS
1. Rotate the blade drum until the clamping jaw
is parallel to the planer shoe.
2. Loosen the three clamp screws completely
and remove the screws and clamping jaw.
3. Slightly rotate the blade drum and use a
piece of wood to push the blade, holder and
retainer off of the blade drum. Make sure to
keep your fingers away from the sharp edges
of the blade. If the blade is gummed and
difficult to remove, you may clean the blade
and clamp with mineral spirits, lacquer thinner
or alcohol.
4. Rotate the blade drum 180° and repeat the
procedure to remove the second blade.
INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING HSS
BLADES AND RETAINERS
Before inserting a new or sharpened blade,
clean all surfaces (blades, retainer and drum)
with mineral spirits; lacquer thinner or alcohol,
as this will ensure an accurate blade setting
and proper tool performance.
New or re-sharpened plane blades must be
properly leveled before installation using the
optional PA1206 HSS Blade Leveling Fixture.
(The PA1204 HSS Blades with Retainers are
leveled at the factory.)
To ensure proper operation and an even cut,
the blades must be positioned so that they are:
• Centered relative to the front and rear shoes.
• Aligned with each other.
• Positioned so that they will not touch against
any part of the planer when rotated.
Procedure:
1. To install the blades, carefully slide the
blade/retainer assembly sideways to over one
of the two clamping areas on the blade drum.
The retainer must engage in the groove. (Fig.
8)
2. Place a properly-oriented clamping jaw over
the blade. (Fig. 4)
3. Tighten the three clamp screws with the
Torx key using the correct tightening sequence
(1,2,3). (Fig. 4)
4. Rotate the blade drum 180° and repeat the
procedure for the second blade clamp.
REMOVING LARGE HSS BLADES
To remove the blades:
1. Rotate the blade drum until the clamping jaw
is parallel to the planer shoe.
2. Loosen and remove the three clamp screws
with the Torx key.
3. Also remove the clamping jaw.
4. Slightly rotate the blade drum and use a
piece of wood to push the blade and retainer
sideways and out of the blade drum. Make
sure to keep your fingers away from the sharp
edges of the blade. If the blade is gummed and
difficult to remove, you may clean the blade
and clamp with mineral spirits, lacquer thinner
or alcohol.
Rotate the blade drum 180° and repeat the
procedure to remove the second blade.
RESHARPENING HSS BLADES
Worn or dull HSS plane blades can be
resharpened. The optimal blade angle of 50°
should be maintained when sharpening. Once
a total of 6 mm of steel has been removed
from tips of the blades, both blades must be
replaced because the minimum HSS blade
height is 23 mm from back to tip.
FIG. 8
GROOVE
FIG. 9
HSS
BLADE
BLADE
RETAINER
BLADE
LEVELING
FIXTURE
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